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Tinley Park, IL

• Teach the Mathematics Vision Project Secondary Math 1 curriculum to one group of 8th grade accelerated math students. Helped improve 100% of these students' MAP scores from fall 2021 to spring 2022.
• Teach five multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) classes for struggling math learners and use data to inform all curricular decisions. Helped improve 93% of these student's MAP scores from fall 2022 to winter 2023.
• Coach and lead the Mathletes teams to various group and individual wins at the Southwest Interscholastic Conference (SWIC) competition
• Serve as a member of the School Improvement Team (SIP), Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) Committee, Data Team, and Rigorous Curriculum Design (RCD) Team

Oak Forest, Illinois

• Managed over 160 7th grade students by creating effective management plans, as well as engaging Common Core-aligned lesson plans
• Led a daily Response to Intervention (RtI) math group of 10 students
• Helped reduce the grade-wide percentage of Tier 3 math students from 24% to 15%, thereby requiring intensive intervention for only 24 students
• Volunteered time to assist at various academic, athletic, and social-related school events
• Planned and organized a grade-wide incentive field trip to help promote good behavior and academics
• Served as a member of the PBIS Committee to encourage positive behaviors and attitudes amongst students and staff

Greater Chicago Area

• Exceeded the goal of 3 points student growth on the Math Explore test by achieving 3.5 points of student growth
• Managed 9th and 10th grade students in a high-needs school by creating effective investment and management plans
• Ensured that all students were on track for academic success by creating daily lesson plans and assessments aligned to the Common Core Standards
• Improved the skills needed to be an effective educator and leader by partaking in ongoing professional development workshops
• Advised 16 students by mentoring and leading team-building and character-building activities

Greater Chicago Area

• Led all students to recover math credit during Chicago Public Schools summer program
• Gained the knowledge and skills needed to be an effective educator and leader by partaking in research-based professional development workshops

Greater Chicago Area

• Supported and acted as a resource for 22 Honors Program mentors
• Planned and led biweekly meetings to discuss mentor activities, as well as analyze the success of the program
• Created biweekly reports to submit to supervisor that highlighted both positive and negative issues brought up by mentors, as well as suggestions for next year’s Honors Mentor Program

Greater Chicago Area

• Tutored between 8-16 students per week in various low-income neighborhoods of Chicago
• Provided teachers with communiqués after each tutoring session that highlighted students’ struggles and/or improvements

Alternative Teacher Certification Program, Seconday Education

-Secondary Teaching Certificate -Endorsements: Grades 6-12 Math, Grades 6-8 Spanish -G.P.A. 4.0/4.0

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Mathematical Sciences-Pure Math Concentration; Spanish Minor

Activities and Societies: Honors Student Government, Honors Mentor Program, Math Club, DePaul Ambassadors-Dean’s List all quarters in.

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